Expensive to run compared to gas but doesn’t cost thousands of pounds to pipe and wire in a boiler.

Could be a good idea to use this to heat a single room instead of the whole house.

I don’t see the point of the fan heater though. Would have been better for them to have built the oil radiator to 3kW power instead.

17th Dec 2009

cells;7255054

Expensive to run compared to gas but doesn’t cost thousands of pounds to p … Expensive to run compared to gas but doesn’t cost thousands of pounds to pipe and wire in a boiler.Could be a good idea to use this to heat a single room instead of the whole house.I don’t see the point of the fan heater though. Would have been better for them to have built the oil radiator to 3kW power instead.

I suppose the fan heater is there to push the heat round the room quicker then you can switch to the oil filled radiator once the room is warm.

17th Dec 2009

3 year warranty at argos would be about the same as the whole package here - heat added!

17th Dec 2009

Lidl in Hilsea, Portsmouth had plenty of these earlier as well as the £20 fan heaters.

17th Dec 2009

are these in stock now?

17th Dec 2009

Ideal for our Office which we've been using halogen heaters in

17th Dec 2009

The fan provides convection as well as radiation heat .

17th Dec 2009

If anyone buys one - could they tell me the minimum temperature you can set the thermostat to please?

Rep waiting.

17th Dec 2009

ibiza;7259201

If anyone buys one - could they tell me the minimum temperature you can … If anyone buys one - could they tell me the minimum temperature you can set the thermostat to please?Rep waiting.

Off :thumbsup:

Do I win?

On a more serious note: -

The unit features an anti-frost function which switches the unit on automatically if the temperature drops below five degrees. Not sure about the next stage of heating. Will try find out as am intrigued myself now......

17th Dec 2009

like it - willwarm upy conservatory in this cold weather - thought about it last year but was much more then...

17th Dec 2009

hot! hot!

17th Dec 2009

ibiza;7259201

If anyone buys one - could they tell me the minimum temperature you can … If anyone buys one - could they tell me the minimum temperature you can set the thermostat to please?Rep waiting.

Problem occurs as the thermostat isn't graduated with actual temperatures

Info really difficult to come by, however, 3 things able to gather from google:

1 - Anti frost kicks in below 5 degrees automatically

2 - This product states that its temperatures are between 16 - 24 degrees.

Can't find any data on oil filled radiators but I can only assume that they are somewhere close to this.

However, care must be taken with these figures as the thermostat is connected to the device itself meaning that the temperature in the furthest corner of the room could be lower than the temperature registered by the radiator.

3 - If you are in a temperature critical environment then it may be worth looking at a plug in temperature controller which would be able to be placed remotely. Although, with enough patience (and a thermometer) I suspect you would be able to make small adjustments to the device to achieve the desired temperature.

We have one for the conservatory as when the central heating goes off it can become quite cold in there.

18th Dec 2009

just bought one and it's made a massive difference in my conservatory. Hope it doesnt make a massive difference on my electric bills!!HO TT

HOT!!

18th Dec 2009

are these any good?

19th Dec 2009

good in localised smaller rooms but it's like boiling a kettle all the damn time so very juicy on the electricity consumption. for a small room that is only used for a couple of hours, infrequently that's ok. some have suggested conservatories.

4th Jan 2010

Expired - just went today In Cricklewood and they say they don't have them any more after stock finished.